Attachment for corn-harvesters.



J. A. REYNOLDS. ATTACHMENT FOR CORN HARVESTERS. AlfPLIoATIoN FILED AUG. 25, 1911.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG. 25, 191].

Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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JA. A. REYNOLDS. ATTACHMENT FOR CORN HARVESTERS.

PPLIOATION FILED AUG,25,1911.

Patented NOV. 26, 1912.

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J. A. REYNOLDS.

ATTACHMENT POR CORN HARVESTERS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.*25,1911.

l Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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l a citizen of the man s JOHN A. REYNOLDS, or WINOHESTER, KANSAS.

ATTACHMENT :FOR CORN-HARVESTERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led August 25, 1911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. REYNOLDS, United States, residing at ivinchester, in vthe county of Jeti'erson, State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments vfor Corn-Harvesters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a' full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to corn harvesters, and has for an object to provide ano-vel endless elevator which will be driven direct from the harvester ground wheel; and `fur ther will be so constructed as to be applicable to man)7 of the harvesters now in general use without extensive alterations to the harvester.

A further object of the invention is to so connect the elevator to the harvester frame as to permit of the independent vibration of both the harvester and elevator on uneven ground.

A still further object of the invention is 4to provide the elevator with a novel oombined brace and draft rod.

A final object of the invention is to generally simplify and improve endless elevator attachments for harvesters.

Vith the above objects in View the invention consists in certain novel details of constructicn, and combination of parts, herein! after fully described and claimed` it being understood that various n'ioditications may be made in the minor details of construction within the scope of the appended claim.

ln the* accompanying drawings forming part of this specification: Figure l is a rear elevation ofthe harvester with my improved endless ele vator attached thereto. Fig. Q is a plan View of the harvester and' elevator. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the harvester and elevator. y Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on the line 'att Fig.- l. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary rear elevation showing the manner of connecting the elevator to the harvester trame.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters ot reference designate simi- 'lar parts, a conventional harvester is shown including a main frame 10 upon which is suitably journaled an axle il which carries t-he main wheel 12. The gathering mechanism I3 is suitably supported on the frame, and agrain wheel 14 carried by the frame lthe trough.

outside of the operates with the the frame. the frame.

The endless elevator comprising the subject-matter of this invention is designed to be supported in the rear of the frame and has its llower or intake end extending below the gathering mechanism receiving discharged bundles of corn therefrom. The endless elevator comprises a trough formed of parallel side rails 1G lower edges by a fioor or bottom 1T, side boards 1S being secured by straps or the like 19 to the upper edges of the side'rails. lVithin this-trough an endless web hereina fter more fully described travels upwardly.

To support the trough in inclined position, parallel extensions Q0 are arranged to form continuations ot' the longitudinal bars 21 of the harvester frame which latter named bars are arranged on opposite sides ot' the main wheel and spaced approximately a foot or more apart. The extensions 20 are connected at their rear ends by a cross bar 2l from which a suitable shaft hanger depends anc supports a swivel ground wheel i An inclined brace Q4 is connected atone end to the rear end of the iiinerinost extension and at its opposite end to one ot the longitudinal bars 25 ot' the harvester. A similar inclined brace bar 2G is connected to the longitudinal bar and tothe forward end ot' the bar 21. A third inclined brace bar 27 connected at its opposite ends to the bar @land to the draft tongue l5. It will thus be seen that the brace bars 121i-, Q6 and '2T are arranged in the form ot" a Z and rigidly anchor the elevator supporting t'rame against dislilacementtrom the harvester trame. and further the bar Il' performs the `function ot a dra ft bar which coacts with the harvester dra'tt tongue.

A pair of parallel posts 28 are secured at their lower ends to the outermost extension 2O and at their upper ends to the bottom of the trpugh and form supporting legs for rl`o secure the lower end of the trough to the harvester trame, an integral strap loop 29 is arranged on the rearmost bar 30 ot' the trame and an L-shaped bracket 31 lhas one ot` dmvmvardly iii this loop. the. other arm being equipped wit-h a laterally projecting pin 32 which is engaged in a strap bracket gathering mechanism comain wheel 1n support-mg --\r dratt tongue 15 1s secured to connected at their Bti ' bears against I the harvester 4ends of the latter.

wardly within the trough, the flights envupon which 33 fixed to the underneath face of the.

trough floor. The pin 32 is threaded at its outer end and equipped with a nut 34 which the strap bracket 33 and rigidly secures the Lshaped bracket 3l to the trough. rhe Lehepled bracket loosely fits in the loop 29, so t at upon travel of the machine over uneven ground, the lower end of the trough may have slight vertical play while at the same time being held to frame. The object of this is t'o permit of the trough vibrating independently of the harvester frame so that racking of the elevator will be reduced to a minimum.

The elevator endless web is formed of an endless length of canvas or similar material 35 which`is secured to transverse flights 36, the opposite ends of these flights being connected to parallel link chains 37, these chains being trained over spur gears 38 journaled in suitable brackets 39 secured to the side rails adjacent to the upper and lower The web travels upgaging with the bundles of corn discharged from the gathering' mechanism and carrying the bundles to the upper or discharge end'ot the elevator from whence they gravitate into the receptacle designed for their reception. For actuating the web, aI driving shaft 40 is journaled in suitable bearings arranged on a' cross bar 41 and on the rear bar 42 of the harvester, this driving shaft- 4extending transversely under the bottom of the trough and being equipped at its outer end with a sprocket gear 43. Arranged on the rear trough [de rail above this sprocket gear is a double sprocket gear' 44 over one set of teeth of which and the sprocket gear '43 a link chain 45 istrained. `Over the other set of teeth of the gear 44 and-over one 'of the gears at. the upper end of the harvester frame, which gear it may be said is double or has two sets of teeth, a link chain 46 is trained, idlers 47 being arranged on the trough to maintain this chain taut. During actuation of the driving shaft, the endless web will be. actuated, the loaded side of the web traveling upwardly within the trough and the free side of the web traveling downwardly below the bottom of the trough as shown.

For actuating the driving shaft, the axle 11 of the main wheel is formed beyond one of its journal. boxes with an extension 48 is loosely mounted a sprocket gear 49, this sprocket gear being equipped with a hub havingl teeth 50 on its outer face. A grooved clutch sleeve 5.1 is slidingly fitted on the extension and is provided with teeth 52 on one tace adapted'to mesh with the teeth 50 of the sprocket gear. A handle lever 53 is provided at its lower end 'with a yoke 54 which lits in the groove of the clutch 65 sleeve, this handle lever being ulcrumed on y a horizontal arm 55 which is fixed at one endrto the bearing of the main wheel as shown in Fig. 2. Upon shifting of this handle lever the sprocket may the main wheel or to idle as desired. A stub shaft 56 is arranged in suitable bearings formed on the harvester frame bar 21 and on the inclined bar 24 and is equipped with a be made to rotate with sprocket gear 57 over which and the s rocket 75 gear 49 a link chain 58 is traine The shaft 56 is equippedat/one end with a bevel ear 59 which meshes with a bevel gear 60 ormed on thel driving shaft. It is now clear that when the clutch'sleeve is thrown 80 in gear with the sprocket4 49 that the web o the endless elevator will be actuated, and

when the clutch is thrown out of gear the webv will be quiescent.

What is claimed, is The combination with'a corn harvester includng a main frame, a main ground wheel carried thereby, a gathering mechanism, and. a grain vwheel outside of said gathering mechanism, of a'pair of spaced bars carried 90 by said main frame on 0 posite sides of said main wheel and extending rearwardly beyond said main frame, a pair ot posts rising from said bars, an inclined endless elevator tnough secured intermediate the ends`to the e5 upper ends of said posts and having the lower end extending ltelow and adapted to receive bundles from said gathering mechan1sm, an endless carrier in said trough,

means driven by said ground wheel for actu- 100 ating said endless carrier, and mears for securing the` lower end of said trough to the rear `bar of said main frame including a ring carried by said rear bar, a bracket extending transversely across the bottom of lsaid troughv 1 05 and having4 an end bent downward and engaged in said ring, and further'having the opposite end bent forwardly and extending along the centerof the bottom of the trough, and interlocking means named end of said bracket and said trough bottom, said bracket being adapted to vibrate loosely in 'sa'id ring.

In testimony whereof, l affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

l 'JOHN A, REYNOLDS.

Witnesses AGr. W. MCCONNELL, FRANK E. CLARK.

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